On Jan. 1, 2025, tariffs were only 20.8%. When President Trump ended his first term, tariffs were 19.3% against Chinese goods. At the beginning of the year, China tariffs on US goods were 21.2%, 0.4% higher than U.S. tariffs. When Trump ended his first term, Chinese tariffs against the U.S. were 21.2%, 1.9% higher than the U.S.
Chinese tariffs against U.S. goods now sit at 10% and US tariffs on most China goods are 30%. This is for the 90 day negotiation period.
The change from before was a 9.2% increase for US tariffs on Chinese imports into the US and a 11.2% decrease on China tariffs against US exports to China.
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